La. teen deaths highlight the dangers of bullying

8:35 AM,
Sep. 29, 2013

Written by

Loresha Wilson
Louisiana Gannett

The bedroom bears the tellatale signs of a typical teen nearing her college years: a computer, a boom box and two guitars on the floor.

The scene hides the tragedy that befell the family living in the rural south Bossier Parish home about 15 miles from Shreveport. The room is a memorial to Katlin Loux, 17, who killed herself in May.

For Evelyn Loux, Katlin's death is the result of what she describes as incessant bullying from her daughter's circle of once-friends and the failure of Parkway High School administrators here to stop the attacks. ...